Articles filed under County Elections

Hinds will replace his boss in DuPage clerk’s officeNov 5, 2014 12:16 AMBy Marie Wilson
Republican Paul Hinds, a longtime employee of the DuPage County Clerk’s office, handily won election Tuesday to replace his retiring boss, Gary King. Hinds received roughly 60 percent of the votes in unofficial results with all 756 precincts reporting to top Democratic opponent Jean Kaczmarek of Glen Ellyn.

Republicans sweep DuPage County Board racesNov 5, 2014 12:16 AMBy Robert Sanchez
Republicans swept to a major victory on the DuPage County Board Tuesday, easily winning all five contested seats. The election leaves just two Democrats on the 18-member board.

Images: Election Night in the suburbsNov 5, 2014 12:49 AM
Images of Election Night in the suburbs of Chicago. Voters selected members of Congress, State Senators and Representatives, and county-level leaders .

Kramer will be next Kane County sheriffNov 4, 2014 11:58 PMBy Harry Hitzeman
It took him two tries, but Donald Kramer didn’t give up and achieved his goal to become the next Kane County sheriff and to follow in his father’s footsteps.

Auger wins rematch for 23rd Kane board seatNov 4, 2014 11:15 PMBy Harry Hitzeman
In a rematch of a race that was decided two years ago by a few percentage points, Republican Maggie Auger once again was elected to the Kane County Board’s 23rd District seat.

Prim wins race for McHenry County sheriffNov 4, 2014 11:21 PMBy Elena Ferrarin
Republican Bill Prim has won the race for McHenry County sheriff by a wide margin. Prim, 55, of Cary, had 41,320 votes, or about 60 percent of total votes, compared to Independent Jim Harrison, 56, of Johnsburg, who had 27,028 votes, with 209 of 212 precincts reporting. The unofficial tally does not include early votes, as well as provisional and late absentee ballots.

Cronin wins second term as DuPage County Board chairmanNov 5, 2014 12:32 AMBy Robert Sanchez
Dan Cronin secured a second term as DuPage County Board chairman by defeating Democratic challenger Robert Peickert. Cronin received nearly 65 percent of the unofficial vote totals. “I’m excited,” he said. “I love my job.”

Hot races in DuPage CountyNov 3, 2014 5:30 AMBy Robert Sanchez
Voters throughout DuPage County will travel to the polls on Tuesday to pick who will represent them at the county, state and congressional level. Here’s a look at four of the hottest races DuPage voters will be deciding.

Hot races in Lake CountyNov 3, 2014 5:30 AMBy Mick Zawislak
Many incumbent candidates in federal, state and local governments have faced stiff, and often contentious challenges, during what has been a heated and often nasty midterm election campaign. The Lake County ballot contains several hot races, including the 10th Congressional, Lake County Sheriff and the 62nd and 59th state legislative districts.

Hot races in the Fox ValleyNov 3, 2014 5:30 AMBy Elena Ferrarin
New sheriffs will be elected in Kane and McHenry counties on Tuesday. They are among the most hotly contested countywide and legislative contests on the ballot for Fox Valley voters this year.

Hot races in the Tri-Cities areaNov 3, 2014 5:30 AMBy Harry Hitzeman
The Kane County sheriff's race highlights a roster of election contests Tuesday that are guaranteed to produce a new office holder. Other hotly contested races include: Kane County Board District 11, the 14th and 11th Congressional Districts, and the 50th State House seat.

Kane County sets up hotline for election complaintsNov 2, 2014 4:28 PMBy Harry Hitzeman
An election complaint hotline will be staffed by the Kane County prosecutors on Tuesday; a Carol Stream teen gets eight years in prison for a 2013 carjacking in South Elgin; State's attorney comments on Batavia man guilty of marijuana trafficking.

DuPage candidates strongly differ on stormwater feeOct 27, 2014 3:05 PMBy Robert Sanchez
A state law that gave DuPage County the ability to impose a stormwater utility fee continues to divide county board candidates. District 4 county board incumbent Grant Eckhoff says he would support adopting the fee as a way to pay for flood relief projects throughout DuPage. But Jeremy Custer, Eckhoff’s challenger in the Nov. 4 election, is opposed to the fee.

McHenry County sheriff candidates want to curb costsOct 27, 2014 5:45 PMBy Elena Ferrarin
The race for McHenry County sheriff pits a candidate with legal and business experience against another with extensive police experience. Republican Bill Prim, 55, of Cary, retired as a Des Plaines police commander after a 27-year career. He now works as a court security office in Lake County. Independent James T. “Jim” Harrison, 56, of Johnsburg, served eight years as a McHenry County Sheriff’s deputy and has run a law firm in Woodstock since 1991. His clients have included the county and the sheriff’s office.